What color is #E5F8F0?

#E5F8F0 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F8F0?

The RGB value is 229, 248, 240: 229 red, 248 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F8F0?

The complementary color is #F8E5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.02:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F8F0 color

#E5F8F0 rgb(229, 248, 240)

Shades of white

The hex color #E5F8F0 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 97.3% green and 94.1% blue (229, 248, 240).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 58% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Shattered Ice (#DAEEE6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.02:1).

#E5F8F0 color codes

HEX	`#E5F8F0`
RGB	`rgb(229, 248, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 97.3%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 58%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 8%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.03, -7.67, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.03, 7.86, 167.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.605, 90.083, 95.51)`
Decimal	`15071472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F8F0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E5F8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E5F8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f8f0; }
.text { color: #e5f8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 248 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f8f0, #e5f7f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E5F8F0?: #E5F8F0 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F8F0?: The RGB value is 229, 248, 240: 229 red, 248 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F8F0?: The complementary color is #F8E5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.02:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.